Advice for members of the public tested for COVID-19 Why have you been tested for • You should not leave your property, unless COVID-19? you need to see a doctor. For example, you should not go to the supermarket or other You have been tested because you have COVID-19 shops, instead ask others to shop for you, or symptoms. These include: order supplies online

• A new or worsening cough • You should not have any visitors into your • Sore throat home – including extended family/whanau • Shortness of breath • Runny nose/sneezing For more information about staying at home visit • Loss of sense of smell or taste https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases- • Fever and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/ covid-19-health-advice-public/covid-19-staying- Some people may also experience: diarrhoea, home headache, muscle pain, nausea, confusion, irritability. Protect others in your household Many of the symptoms of While you have symptoms, you should: COVID-19 are similar to those Try to stay away from others in your of a common household cold or flu. To help ensure Wash your hands regularly with soap COVID-19 is not and water and dry them well circulating in our communities, anyone with these symptoms Cover your coughs and sneezes with should be tested for COVID-19. a tissue, or cough or sneeze into your bent elbow Dispose of your tissue into a rubbish Now you have been tested, what bin and wash your hands afterwards should you do? with soap and water

You should stay at home until you get a negative Household members test result and until you have had no symptoms for 24 hours. • While you are waiting for your test, your household members do not have to stay at home and can go about their normal lives Staying at home unless they feel unwell • If they develop symptoms they should stay What this means: at home, call Healthline on 0800 358 5453, • You should stay at home and away from and arrange to get tested (even if your test work and school. If you cannot work from was negative) home, your employer may be able to apply for financial support for you. For more details visit https://covid19.govt.nz/ business-work-and-money/financial- support/covid-19-financial-support-tool/ Test results For more information You should receive your test results within 48 hours. If you have not received a result after this Help and advice in other languages: Visit the time, please contact your family doctor or GP. Unite against COVID-19 translations webpage at https://covid19.govt.nz/updates-and-resources/ • If your test is negative – you will receive a translations/ text to your mobile phone Following a negative test you should continue to More information about staying at home: Visit stay at home until 24 hours after your symptoms the Ministry of Health’s staying at home page at have cleared. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases- and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/ • If your test is positive – you will receive a covid-19-health-advice-public/covid-19-staying- phone call home Regional Public Health (RPH) will contact you to explain the result and to help you and your More information about financial support: household/whanau understand what you need to Visit the Unite against COVID-19 financial support do next. page at https://covid19.govt.nz/business- work-and-money/financial-support/covid- 19-financial-support-tool/ or the Ministry of NZ COVID Tracer App Social Development’s webpage at https://www. workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/leave-support- Please make sure you use the NZ COVID tracer scheme/index.html app to help keep track of where you have been and who you have visited. Your data is private and Regarding health concerns: Ring your GP or you are in control of it. To download, visit https:// Healthline on 0800 358 5453 (Healthline is a 24/7 www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and- service with interpreters available) conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid- 19-resources-and-tools/nz-covid-tracer-app

In an emergency: Ring 111 for an ambulance. Please tell them you have symptoms of COVID-19.

With thanks to Auckland Regional Public Health Service for the use of this information.